What was one of the primary purposes of the TRMM satellite launched in 1997?
NASA | TRMM Mission Ends

Interactive Video
•
Geography, Science, Biology
•
5th - 12th Grade
•
Hard
Quizizz Content
FREE Resource
Read more
5 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To precisely measure falling rain in the tropics
To track animal migrations
To measure ocean temperatures
To monitor volcanic activity
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How has TRMM data been used in relation to natural hazards?
As an early warning system for floods and landslides
To predict earthquakes
To monitor forest fires
To track desertification
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant weather phenomenon's impact on rain patterns has TRMM helped to understand?
Monsoons
El Niño
La Niña
Tornadoes
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What unique instrument did TRMM have that was the first of its kind in space?
Thermal camera
Solar panel
Wind speed sensor
Precipitation radar
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one of the advancements of the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission compared to TRMM?
It focuses solely on snow
It extends coverage beyond the tropics
It has a smaller orbit
It measures only light rain
Similar Resources on Wayground
6 questions
NASA | Researchers Gear Up for OLYMPEX

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
2 questions
NASA | Towers in the Tempest

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
2 questions
NASA | TRMM Mission Ends

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
6 questions
NASA | TRMM at 15: The Reign of Rain

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
2 questions
NASA | TRMM at 15: The Reign of Rain

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
3 questions
NASA | TRMM at 15: The Reign of Rain

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
2 questions
NASA | First Global Rainfall and Snowfall Map from New Mission

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
6 questions
NASA | First Global Rainfall and Snowfall Map from New Mission

Interactive video
•
5th - 12th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade
Discover more resources for Geography
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade